Bynia Reed’s career and life revolve around children — and not just her own. Her long list of titles includes: mother of two, child psychotherapist by training, and co-founder and chief operating officer of the children’s indoor playground Hyper Kidz. “I definitely believe in the power of play,” she said. “Pretty much all I do with kids is play therapy, so I understand how important and critical play is to children’s well-being.”
The investment will come in two phases as offshore wind development ramps up in Maryland.
Power went out for a time Saturday at BWI Marshall Airport, stranding passengers on grounded airplanes and in the terminal. The air traffic control tower was “briefly evacuated,” a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration said. A power outage occurred about 5:30 p.m. and “impacted” the airport, a BWI spokesman said. He said power was “fully restored” about two hours later.
Carroll Community College will establish an applied technology and trades center, funded with a $2.8 million grant from the Philip E. & Carole R. Ratcliffe Foundation. Although a lease for the building that will house the program has not been finalized, the facility is expected to be operational by spring, said Kelly Koermer, vice president of Workforce, Business & Community Education at the college .
The economic outlook for Greater Washington continues to show a region locked in stasis by a chilled commercial real estate market. At the same time, a handful of data points offer a glimpse of hope for the near future. That’s the latest finding from CBRE’s REVIVE Regional Vibrancy Index charting the D.C. area’s economic strengths and weaknesses in the wake of a pandemic that changed the core of how the region operates, from the shift to hybrid work to the evolution in how people get around.
A massive new hospital planned on the Eastern Shore is now one step closer to reality after clearing a major regulatory hurdle. The University of Maryland Shore Regional Health’s rate application request for a new medical center in Easton was approved by the Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission on Wednesday. The approval is the final step for the University of Maryland Medical System, the hospital’s owner, as it prepares to start site preparation work at 10000 Longwoods Road later this month.
A local artificial intelligence company is banking on the surging demand for infrastructure improvements nationwide to continue its impressive growth. Columbia-based company Rekor Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: REKR) creates machine learning technology that allows its customers to monitor traffic, capture vehicle descriptions and collect real-time roadway data. Rekor saw its revenue jump from $19.9 million in 2022 to $34.9 million in 2023 — a 75% bump.
JPMorgan Chase on Friday posted second-quarter profit and revenue that topped analysts’ expectations as investment banking fees surged 52% from a year earlier. Here’s what the company reported: Earnings: $4.26 per share adjusted vs. $4.19 estimate of analysts surveyed by LSEG. Revenue: $50.99 billion vs. $49.87 billion estimate. The bank said earnings jumped 25% from the year-earlier period to $18.15 billion, or $6.12 per share. Excluding items related to the bank’s stake in Visa, profit was $4.26 per share.
The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development has awarded more than $16.2 million to support small businesses and local revitalization projects across the state, Gov. Wes Moore announced Tuesday. “Community growth and business growth are inextricably linked,” Moore said in a news release. “When we invest in our small businesses, we invest in the neighborhoods they serve and the Marylanders they employ.”
More than two years after Cafe Hon closed on The Avenue in Hampden, there are signs that a new restaurant may be close to taking its place. The Baltimore Liquor Board recently posted a notice in the front window of 1000 W. 36th Street, where Cafe Hon operated for 30 years, saying that the board has received an application for a new restaurant license and will hold a public hearing in City Hall sometime “on or after” July 4.
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